Walking Backwards

Shocking as it is, my carefree days with Nicholas are about to suffer a drastic change. Starting next Tuesday, my friend Annie's baby is going to be with us during the day while his mama goes to school. Yes, I'm signing up to watch a ten month-old. Don't get me wrong, I love baby H, but I have a feeling that the groove Nico and I have developed will take a turn, that I won't be able to get as much done during the day, that *gasp* I may have to start planning ahead for things. Shortly after that change, Nicholas goes back to preschool three days a week. Changes abound over here. I wonder how long it is going to take for all of this to be normal. Despite how hard all of it is going to be at first, I suppose that having all this will be an improvement on our lazy/useless days of summer. The pattern will come back to our days, there will be less TV, I will become much more efficient with my time, but there will also be fewer days laying in the backyard, no more sprinkler time, no more impromptu trips to the park or the ice cream shop. *Sigh* Benefits and disadvantages to things moving on.